Tuesday Evening Meditation & Discussion
7-9pm Newcomers always welcome
Pre-Registration Not Required: $10/class
Sessions begin with 45 minutes of meditation and are followed by a teaching and discussion. Each class is appropriate for newcomers and students of all levels.
 

Free Public Lecture "Meditation: It's Not What You Think"
with The 5th Dilyag Sabchu Rinpoche
7pm       Taught in the Narthex, Neighborhood Church

Two Tuesday Classes: "The Spiritual Friend"
and "Death and Impermanence"
with The 5th Dilyag Sabchu Rinpoche
7-9pm     $10/Class

Born in 1983, the 14th Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche recognized the infant as the 5th Dhilyag Sabchu Rinpoche. At age 5, he began the rigorous spiritual training accorded important reincarnate teachers. He spent his early years at the Sri Karma Raja Maha Vihar, a Karma Kagyu monastery in Swayambhu, Nepal. At age 10, he began studying advanced Buddhist philosophy and traditional meditation practices under the guidance of highly realized teachers from all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism. At 17, Sabchu Rinpoche began the traditional three-year retreat in Pharping, near the cave where the great saint Padmasambhava attained enlightenment. There he received all the oral transmissions and empowerments of the Karma Kagyu lineage under the guidance of Maniwa Lama Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche. Today, Sabchu Rinpoche serves as head of a meditation center in Seattle, WA and as co-head of Sri Karma Raja Maha Vihar. He teaches Buddhism throughout Asia and the US.

The Jewel Ornament of Liberation
taught by Dharma Teachers Khedrub Zangmo and Julia Tenzin

The Jewel Ornament of Liberation is the quintessential teaching of Gampopa, Milarepa's heart disciple and the spiritual father of the Kagyu lineage. It explains the Mahayana path in a concise but thorough way.

The Jewel Ornament of Liberation combines the tradition of the Kadampa lineage, as handed down from Atisha, and the Mahamudra tradition of the great Mahasiddha Maitripa.

The Jewel Ornament of Liberation is the title of the text. What is this liberation all about?

Gampopa's text helps us question our way of seeing the world and understand the dissatisfaction and anxiety that goes with it. Gampopa allows us to open our eyes, tap the power of our minds, and free ourselves from limitations so that we can transform our world. This text is a manual of how to start one's study and practice on the Path, and it outlines every step to its final goal: liberation.
 

Free Public Lecture "Meditation: It's Not What You Think"
with The 5th Dilyag Sabchu Rinpoche
7pm       Taught in the Narthex, Neighborhood Church

Two Tuesday Classes: "The Spiritual Friend"
and "Death and Impermanence"
with The 5th Dilyag Sabchu Rinpoche
7-9pm     $10/Class

Weekend Program: "Yearning for Freedom and Awakening
Buddha Nature" The 5th Dilyag Sabchu Rinpoche
Sat, Feb. 9, 9:30-12:30pm & 2-5pm
Sun, Feb 10, 2-5pm, $95 or $35/session

All of us yearn to be happy, yet our mental habits of jealousy, greed, anger etc. keep us from achieving any stable state of happiness. It is possible to transform these mental patterns into liberating qualities through understanding our Buddha Nature and practicing the means that can set us free. During this weekend, students will have the rare opportunity to study with and receive guidance for the practice of meditation from an authentic lineage holder and meditation master.  

• Words of My Perfect Teacher by Patrul Rinpoche
• The Jewel Ornament of Liberation by Gampopa
• The Great Path of Awakening: An Easily Accessible Introduction for Ordinary People: A Commentary on the Mahayana Teaching of the Seven Points of Mind Training by Jamgon Kongtrul and Ken McLeod (Translator)
• Training the Mind & Cultivating Loving-Kindness by Chögyam Trungpa
• Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living by Pema Chödrön